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Lambis Dionysopoulos

University of Reading - ICMA Centre

Whiteknights Park

P.O. Box 242

Reading RG6 6BA

United Kingdom

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Scholarly Papers (7)

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Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Critical Review

Lambis Dionysopoulos, Miriam Marra, Andrew Urquhart, Central bank digital currencies: A critical review, International Review of Financial Analysis, Volume 91, 2024, 103031, ISSN 1057-5219, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.103031. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105752
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 14 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2023
Lambis Dionysopoulos, Miriam Marra and Andrew Urquhart
University of Reading - ICMA Centre, University of Reading - ICMA Centre, Henley Business School and University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School
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Central Bank Digital Currency, CBDC, Monetary Policy, Financial Stability, Blockchain.

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What Drives Stablecoin Growth?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Apr 2024
Lambis Dionysopoulos, Miriam Marra and Andrew Urquhart
University of Reading - ICMA Centre, University of Reading - ICMA Centre, Henley Business School and University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School
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Stablecoin, Financial Markets, Safe Assets, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

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Stablecoins as Digital Havens Cryptocurrencies in Conflict and Sanctioned Economies

FEB-RN Research Paper No. 91/2025
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 May 2025
Lambis Dionysopoulos, Miriam Marra and Andrew Urquhart
University of Reading - ICMA Centre, University of Reading - ICMA Centre and University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School
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Stablecoins, Sanctions, Blockchain, Russia-Ukraine War, Safe Haven Assets

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Growth Drivers of Stablecoins: Evidence from Tether

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 24 Nov 2025
Lambis Dionysopoulos, Miriam Marra and Andrew Urquhart
University of Reading - ICMA Centre, University of Reading - ICMA Centre and University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School
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stablecoins, profitability, Cryptocurrency, Fintech, Tether, Growth

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The Economics of Layer 2 Blockchains

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Dec 2025
Lambis Dionysopoulos, Miriam Marra and Andrew Urquhart
University of Reading - ICMA Centre, University of Reading - ICMA Centre, Henley Business School and University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School
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Layer-2, Rollups, Ethereum

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Analyzing the Growth Drivers of Stablecoins

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Jul 2024
Lambis Dionysopoulos, Miriam Marra and Andrew Urquhart
University of Reading - ICMA Centre, University of Reading - ICMA Centre, Henley Business School and University of Birmingham
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Stablecoins, Profitability, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Tether, Growth

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Stablecoins as Digital Havens: Cryptocurrencies in Conflict and Sanctioned Economies

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Apr 2026
Lambis Dionysopoulos, Miriam Marra and Andrew Urquhart
University of Reading - ICMA Centre, University of Reading - ICMA Centre and University of Birmingham
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Stablecoins, Sanctions, Blockchain, Russia-Ukraine War, Digital Havens